Destruct (Verb)
Meaning 1
Destroy (one's own missile or rocket); "The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- A self-destruct sequence was initiated to destruct the malfunctioning missile in mid-air to prevent damage on the ground.
- Mission control gave the command to destruct the rocket as it veered off course and posed a threat to nearby aircraft.
- Due to navigational system failure, the rocket was remotely ordered to destruct before it could cause any potential harm.
- After the missile launch was called off, the team decided to destruct the rocket as a precautionary measure.
- The engineers had to quickly destruct the test rocket when it started breaking apart during the experimental flight.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The new policy is meant to destruct the old inefficient system and replace it with something better.
- The strong acid will destruct the complex molecule, breaking it down into simpler parts.
- Their opposing views could potentially destruct the unity of the team if not addressed.
- The storm will likely destruct any weak structures that stand in its path.
- The malicious software was designed to destruct the computer's operating system from the inside.